Fish-hook.



M. B. EGKARDT.

FISH HOOK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1909.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

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MAX B. EGKARDT, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

FISH-HOOK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX B. EGKARDT, of Milwaukee, lVisconsin, haveinvented a Fish- I-Iook, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novel form of fishhook adapted for use instill-fishing with live bait, and more particularly for fishing withminnows as bait.

The angler using minnows for bait in still-fishing is confronted withgreat difiiculty in keeping the minnow alive upon the hook until seizedby the fish, and at the same time holding it in the most advantageousposition and preventing it from getting away.

The object of this invention is to provide, in combination with thehook, a bait and bait-holding device, which will keep the minnow alivefor a long time and at the same time hold it constantly in properrelative position to the hook. I accomplish this object by theconstruction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is afront view and Fig. 2 a side view of a fishhook constructed according tomy invention; Fig. 3 is a front view and Fig. 4 a side view, partly inlongitudinal section, of the free end of the bait-holding device on alarger scale, and Fig. 5 illustrates the hook in use.

The hook itself is of well known and common form, comprising a straightshank a, the recurved portion 6, the point 0 and the barb d; and theupper end of the shank may be provided with an eye 6 for the attachmentof the fish-line. The bait-holding device 7 consists of a single wirebent triangularly as shown, the intermediate portlon thereof beingwrapped around the shank a in coils g and h, and one end thereof beingbent in oblique downward direction and having on its end a coil 2', andthe other end of said wire extending out in a direction at right-anglesto the shank a and being pointed as shown at j in Fig. 4; the pointbeing sheathed within the coil 71 on the opposite end of the wire f. Thecoil 2', it will be observed from Fig. 3, is closed at its outer end bythe wire which is bent abruptly, as at is, so as to cross the end of thebarrel of the coil; therefore it is impossible for the point j toprotrude from the outer end of the coil.

It should be understood, of course, that the oblique end of the wire hasa certain resiliency which allows it to be lifted ofl of Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed June 25, 1909.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

Serial No. 504,233.

the point j in order that the minnow may be impaled thereon, as shown inFig. 5. When so impaled, the minnow cannot escape, and I have found byexperience that it will live for many hours in good condition while soimpaled.

To adjust the device to different-sized minnows, the wire 7 isfrictionally slidable upon the shank a, and can be moved down until thebelly of the fish strikes the recurved portion 6. It will be observedthat the plane of the bait-holding device f is turned at an angle tothat of the hook when in use, so as not to cover the point of the hookand shield it from the fish. The friction of the wire f upon the stem isrendered sufficiently great to resist the efforts and movements made bythe minnow and to maintain the position in which it is set.

Various changes and modifications in the construction as herein shownmay be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, and Iwish it understood therefore that the latter is not otherwise limitedthan by the reasonable scope of my claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent is:

1. The combination with a fishhook of a bait-holding device ofsubstantially triangular form longitudinally slidable upon the shank ofsaid hook and having separated bearing points on said shank, said devicehaving an impaling-bar, and means for covering the point of saidimpaling-bar.

2. The combination with a fishhook of a bait-holding device comprisingawire whose intermediate portion is coiled around the shank of said hookand which has at one end an impaling-bar and at the other end a partprovided at the end with a shield adapted to inclose the end of saidimpaling-bar.

3. The combination with a fishhook of a bait-holding device ofsubstantially triangular form comprising a wire whose intermediateportion is coiled around the shank of said hook and which has at one endan impaling-bar and at the other end a part having a coil turned on theend thereof which is adapted to inclose the point of said impaling-bar;the outer end of said coil passing diametrically across it and forming aclosure therefor.

4. The combination of a fishhook having a substantially straight shank,and a baitholding device comprising a wire whose intermediate portion iscoiled around the shank of the hook, one end of said wire eX- tending atright-angles to the shank and forming an impaling-bar and the other endof said wire extending at an oblique angle to the point of saidimpaling-bar and having a coil of wire turned thereon which is adaptedto inclose the point of said impaling-bar.

5. The combination of a fishhook having a shank-portion and ahook-portion at one end of said shank-portion and cord-securing means atthe other end of said shank-portion and a bait-holding device ofsubstantially triangular form having a portion parallel with androtatable upon said shank-portion and having an impaling-bar lying abovethe bight of said hook-portion.

6. A fishhook comprising a shank-portion, a hook-portion at one endthereof and a cord-securing means at the other end, in conjunction witha bait-holding device comprising an impaling-bar standing outwardly fromsaid shank-portion and adapted to lie approximately in the plane of saidhookportion, whereby said hook-portion is in position to surround andsustain a live bait impaled on said impaling-bar.

7. A fishhook comprising a shank-portion, a recurved hook-portion on oneend thereof and a cord-holding device on the other end of saidshank-portion; in conjunction with a bait-holding device rotatably andslidably mounted on said shank-portion, said device comprising animpaling-bar standing out at approximately right angles from said shankand adapted to lie within the bight of said hookportion and in the planethereof, whereby a bait impaled thereupon is embraced and sustained bysaid hook-portion and whereby also said hook-portion is kept close tothe body of the bait and out of sight of the prey; and means forremovably covering the point of said impaling-bar.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day ofJune, 1909.

MAX B. EGKARDT.

lVitnesses: LoUIs Gr. WIDULE, CARL M. SCI-IWENDENER.

